Describe the basic differences between a deductive and inductive argument
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Deductive arguments require validity, or the logical relationship between the premise and the conclusion. Inductive arguments have conclusions that are established only to some degree of probability.
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What will be an ideal response?
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grounds that __________.
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Putnam believes that computers can
A. think like we do. B. feel like we do. C. act like we do. D. all of these. E. none of these.